22 October 2015
The biggest problem between the political parties, which are apparently on a “good path” to overturn the Przhino Agreement, is the law on the moratorium on the “Bombs” and the law on the Government. VMRO-DPMNE require the law for a moratorium on the “bombs” to include all recorded materials and insists on prison sentences for […]
19 October 2015
The Meeting of leaders’ began with of the four political parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement, the EU Commissioner Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn at the Residence of the EU, USA ambassador Jess Bailey and facilitator Belgian Peter Vanhoutte. The parties should agree on the law on Government, which stipulates setting Ministers and […]
19 October 2015
The SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, arrived at a meeting with EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Johannes Hahn. He was by accompanied by Radmila Sekerinska, Renata Deskovska, Damijan Manchevski and Oliver Spasovski. Earlier, Commissioner Hahn met with the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and DUI leader Ali Ahmeti. Accompanying the Prime Minister were Foreign Minister […]
16 October 2015
Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, on Monday will travel to Skopje. “We are closely monitoring developments and urge all parties to continue to work on implementing the Przhino Agreement. Commissioner Hahn plans next week to visit the country, to be exact, he arrives on Monday”, said his spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic.
16 October 2015
Negotiations between the four parties on outstanding issues will not continue until the Law specifically for Public Prosecution is enforced and respected. Just because the proposed prosecutors are not of their choosing, they can not disregard the law. This was the SDSM reaction to returning to the negotiating table. “The Council of Public Prosecutors has […]
14 October 2015
The decision of the Council of Public Prosecutors today breached the Przino Agreement and the Special Prosecutor’s Office, said SDSM Secretary General Oliver Spasovski before the MPs Clubhouse, where until now meetings between the working groups on the election regulations were held. “We are now pulling out of negotiations and consultations with the party. The Przino […]
22 September 2015
The working groups of the political parties who are part of the Przhino Agreement start talks tomorrow about the media and the manner in which they work. According to the Chairman of the Working Group for SDSM, Robert Popovski, the meeting should be attended by organizations who actually work in the field of media. “We […]
18 September 2015
The Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, met with the DUI leader Ali Ahmeti, and discussed the implementation of the Przhino Agreement to overcome the political crisis. “We find it important that all steps of the agreement should be implemented to find a solution to this political crisis and political leaders […]
14 September 2015
Political parties who have signed the Przhino Agreement have another day to select the special public prosecutor and the legal framework for the voting process in Parliament. According to information obtained by “Meta”, last night there was an adjustment in the negotiations, and the spears become ready for battle over the number of deputy prosecutors there […]
8 September 2015
Sources from inside the negotiating teams have told ‘Meta’ correspondents that political parties working groups who are discussing electoral laws and rules from the Przhino Agreement are now to focus all their energy on the issue of the Special Public Prosecutor which is to be appointed on the 15th of September. The parties have agreed […]
6 September 2015
In recent days local committees from VMRO-DPMNE have been working on their membership, making lists of active members, passive members, and supporters who have given up on them, ‘Meta’ has discovered. This activity was planned in anticipation of parliamentary elections, scheduled for April 2016, which the ruling party has taken seriously into account and is […]
4 September 2015
‘Meta’ have learnt from sources involved with negotiating teams that working groups for political parties have been intensively negotiating the choice for special public prosecutor. Due to these talks, meetings were delayed regarding electoral laws which should continue today in the Parliamentary Club. According to information received, there is a slight shift in negotiations on […]
2 September 2015
Today, during the break at the talks between the various political parties, Oliver Spasovski (the General Secretary at SDSM) claimed that the Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski proved his guilt when he asked for the audio recordings of his party’s members to be removed as evidence. “For nine months, Nikola Gruevski lied to the Macedonian public saying […]
29 August 2015
In an interview for the Austrian newspaper Standard, the European Commissioner Johanes Hahn said the opposition must return to Parliament, as was previously agreed. -After that the special public prosecutor will be named. Regarding that, both sides show good progress. We, the EU and the international community, are going to invest effort for fair elections […]
27 August 2015
The representatives of the big political parties will discuss the special public prosecutor who will have authority in investigating the cases “Putsch” and the recorded telephone conversations involving high government officials. The special prosecutor is expected to be elected by September 15 the latest, that is two weeks after the opposition’s return to the Sobranie. […]
26 August 2015
Today we discussed election laws and I must say that there is serious progress, said the Belgian expert Peter van Haute following the meeting of the Action groups. He said that the talks in the past few days were productive and constructive and that the negotiators made effort to reach a result. Van Haute said […]
25 August 2015
The Action groups formed by representatives of the biggest political parties, signatories of the Przhino Agreement, will resume their meetings today in order to find a solution about the contentios points related to the early elections coming in April. As Meta previously reported, the big political parties agreed on the election of members of the […]
24 August 2015
The political parties-signatories to the Przhino Agreement and their Action groups will discuss tomorrow about the electoral list and voting in the diaspora. Meta previously reported that the biggest political parties have come to an agreement regarding the members of the State Elections Commission (DIK) by accepting the proposal of SDSM, according to which, the […]
20 August 2015
The public has speculated that SDSM is allegedly talking to Vlado Kambovski, the President of the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences, as their candidate for a special public prosecutor. According to the rumors, Kambovski has had a discussion with the opposition party at a hotel in Ohrid. SDSM categorically refutes the speculations, saying their are […]
20 August 2015
Today’s meeting of the Action groups is underway at the Parliamentary Club. The meeting is expected to bring a decision about the way of registering voters on the electoral list. It is very likely that the parties will agree on active registration. SDSM is pushing for the country to become a single electoral unit. SDSM […]
